Elliot Leaver, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

South Africa isn’t a country known for its metal; in fact, when it comes to loud rackets and blaring noises,

ALBUM REVIEW: Exsolve – Jo Quail

Jo Quail probably scratches her head on a daily basis and wonders how on earth her music career has turned out

Of all the labels that release heavy music in the UK, Holy Roar Records have had a blinder of a year. The

Losing a close family member is never an easy time, but for Tobias Young of Southampton upstarts OUR HOLLOW, OUR

You can’t do things by halves nowadays in metal: the industry is so cutthroat that unless a band throws everything

Releasing an album barely eighteen months after your last is one thing; to do so off the back of a

They say two’s company and three’s a crowd, but try telling that to AMARANTHE. The Swedes are now a decade

AMARANTHE have managed to steer their ship through choppy waters recently with surprising ease; despite losing founder member Jake Lundberg at the

Given the status that the UK has on music as a whole across the world, it’s a rare sight to

There is something oddly satisfying about a band who, like clockwork, release an album every two or three years apart.